ATAB5428-4-WB Datasheet ATAB5429-9-WB, ATAB5423-3-WB, ATAB5428-8-WB | P1-P3

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Introduction

Congratulations on your purchase of the Atmel

ATAB542x “Wireless BlackBird” Trans-

ceiver Demonstration Kit. This kit is built around the ATA542x RF transceiver IC and the

ATmega3290 AVR

microcontroller.

This User Guide describes the Demonstration Kit features and provides two versions of the

menu system in the demo software – (1) an abridged version which gives the top two tiers

of the menu, and (2) an exhaustive version which gives the menu in full detail, including the

resulting action from all possible joystick movements at each point in the menu.

For the most rapid path to executing a working demo with the transceiver pair, see the

Quick Start Card included in the package. It shows how to execute the Link Quality demo –

a demo in which each transceiver in the pair measures and displays the relative signal

strength of the other transceiver’s RF transmission.

Purpose

The Wireless BlackBird kit, consisting of a pair of transceivers, was designed with a posi-

tive out-of-the-box experience in mind. Using the Quick Start Card included in the package,

an end-user can, within a matter of minutes, have a demonstration running. This User's

Guide outlines the demo-software menu, providing a complete, single document which the

end-user can reference while becoming intimately familiar with the many features of the

demo.

Equally so, this kit is suitable for a developer who wishes to explore the full capabilities of

the ATA542x radio and the AVR micro-controller. Through the ISP, UART, or JTAG inter-

face, the developer has complete control.

Description

The Atmel Wireless BlackBird is a 2" x 3.5" PC-board transceiver using the ATA542x UHF

transceiver IC and the ATmega3290 AVR micro-controller, as shown in Figure 1-1. It is

offered in five frequencies: 315, 345, 434, 868, and 915MHz. The BlackBird is UART-, ISP-

, and JTAG- ready. It has a custom LCD display, a 4-way joystick, and is powered by 2

AAA batteries.

User Guide

“Wireless BlackBird” Transceiver Demonstration Kit

ATAB542X-X-WB

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The UART, ISP, and JTAG I/Os allow end-users to load software into the AVR

and to interface with the ATA542x radio.

With the joystick, the end-user can navigate through menus and select functions to execute. The LCD displays the menus,

as well as showing transceiver activity during each of the various demo functions.

The BlackBird is capable of up to 20Kbit/s Manchester FSK modulation, or 10Kbit/s ASK. Its fractional-N frequency

synthesizer gives a nice 800Hz RF resolution. An internal TX/RX switch controls the single-ended RF I/O which is capable of

up to 10dBm (adjustable) output.

The Atmel

part numbers for the different frequency versions are:

● ATAB5423-3-WB for 315MHz

● ATAB5425-3-WB for 345MHz

● ATAB5428-4-WB for 434MHz

● ATAB5428-8-WB for 868MHz

● ATAB5429-9-WB for 915MHz

Performance Characteristics

Some typical characteristics for the ATA542x BlackBird transceiver board are:

Sensitivity: approximately –102dBm FSK and –105dBm ASK

Data Rate: up to 20Kbit/s FSK and 10Kbit/s ASK

Frequency/Channels: Multi-channel operation over ±2.5MHz with 800Hz resolution

Temperature Range: –40°C to +85°C

Power Output: ~0 to ~10dBm (switchable)

Supply Current:

● OFF mode: < 1µA

● RX mode: 12mA

● TX mode at ~0dBm: 12mA

● TX mode at ~8dBm: 21mA

Voltage Requirement: 3 or 6 VDC

Range: ≥1000 feet

The specifications for the ATA542x transceiver IC are included in its Data Sheet on the accompanying CD.

Note: The user is responsible for compliance with their respective Government's Regulations regarding RF transmit-

ting devices.

Kit Contents

The ATAB542x kit contains two ATAB542x transceivers (with batteries), as determined by the Atmel part number ordered, a

Quick Start Card, and a CD. The kit is complete, the software is preloaded, and it is ready for immediate use. Figure 1 on

page 3 shows the kit contents.

Included on the accompanying CD are:

1. User Guide

2. Bills of Material

3. Data Sheets

4. schematic and layout files

5. IAR

source code

6. a *.hex file for the Demo software

7. a Quick Start Guide

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Figure 1. Wireless BlackBird Transceiver

Figure 2. Wireless BlackBird Demonstration Kit

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